fox1_BE Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hello all, Here is my little Heller T-28D, finished as a Royal Thai AF trainer. Although an older kit, this is a pretty nicely detailed model, with delicate raised panel lines and rivets. The air intake on top of the cowling (correct for a French style Fennec but not for a D) was removed and the exhaust pipes drilled out. I also removed the hardwing pylons and added some aftermarket parts and scratched items: - Quickboost resin engine (some ignition wiring was added) - Armory resin wheels - Pavla resin cockpit (this particular aircraft was actually fitted with ejection seats, so I modified the Pavla seats to resemble this) - Scratchbuilt tail fin antenna using stretched sprue - Taurus vacform canopy - Whirlybits resin pylons, rocket launchers and gunpods - SUU-14 dispensers are taken from Academy’s A-37 kit - Bombs from the spares box SEA colours are Gunze paints. The sharkmouth is airbrushed, piece by piece - quite a tedious masking job, but worth the effort I think. Decals are a mixture of Siam Scale national markings, Techmod Black & White numbering, data stencils from the kit and my own artwork decal for the tail badge (actually bits and pieces from various decals puzzled together). Weathering is done by airbrush shading & highlights, followed by oil filters / streaks. I really enjoyed this build: the Heller kit allows for a pretty straightforward construction and is a welcome basis for some add-ons and detailing, I am quite happy how this one turned out. Hope you enjoy the pictures! Comments always welcome, all the best!! Patrick 32 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Excellent build! I can t believe its 1/72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I thought it was the Roden kit at first!! This is simply outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Stunner - thought it must be a bigger scale. Very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Amazing work and result!! I wouldn't have guessed that was the old Heller kit! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Durbon Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 From the Heller kit? Wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Never seen a better one, superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Masterfully done! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Wonderful build, properly tooled up as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gmerek Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Job well done! I really like how you handled weathering, especially on the upper surfaces. One comment if I may - the tires are too shiny, they bounce too much light. I would apply a proper coat of mat varnish to make it look more like a rubber material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Thanks guys, much appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Fabulous work with this venerable 1/72nd kit! All your hard work has really paid off – as Volker R. remarked above, it really looks like a 1/48th kit, at least. Inspiring modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 A Real stunner, especially knowing the base kit 😳 Seeing the pictures, no one can take the scale and that's the mark of success . Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Quality workmanship really revived the old Heller classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Lovely modelling Patrick.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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